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A complete list of all the ride-hail, auto and tech companies that have joined forces

In the future of transportation, everyone is looking for a dance partner.

Tech graduation gifts 2016: What to buy for new high school and college graduates

Do you need an Apple Watch to go with that diploma?

More Code speakers: Meeker, Levin and a panel about recovering from failure

The Code conference is next week.

From Vox Media

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Apple’s route to virtual reality

A series of subtle indicators hint that Apple is indeed taking VR seriously, and is laying the groundwork for a future product in the space.

From Vox

Why Google's victory in a copyright fight with Oracle is a big deal

A jury just ruled that Google didn't infringe copyright when it made Android compatible with Oracle's Java platform.

The cellphone/cancer debate reignites | Recode Daily: May, 27, 2016

A new study backed by the National Institutes of Health finds a link between mobile phones and cancer.

Facebook plans to officially kill its video ad exchange LiveRail

The writing has been on the wall for some time.

That viral #ManEnough4Hillary ad is a fake and it comes from a syphilis PSA

Twitter merriment ensues.

Nick Denton to Peter Thiel: 'The details of your involvement will be gruesome' if you continue suing us

Denton wants a public debate instead.

That viral #ManEnough4Hillary ad is a fake and it comes from a syphilis PSA

Twitter merriment ensues.

A third of new cellular customers last quarter were cars

Most smartphones go to existing customers, with the real growth coming from tablets and other devices.

One of the biggest bitcoin startups just took 'bitcoin' out of its Twitter bio

Enter Ethereum.

Watch tech-savvy kids try to figure out a typewriter

Here's a little video to make you feel better about how you can't figure out Snapchat.

Google defeats Oracle in the copyright lawsuit that experts were so worried about

It's kind of a surprise.

From The Verge

Blue Origin will intentionally crash its spaceship during the next test flight

Blue Origin is planning the next test flight of its reusable New Shepard rocket, but CEO Jeff Bezos just revealed a twist: the empty crew capsule, which sits on top of the rocket, will crash-land on purpose. "On this upcoming mission we also plan...

From Curbed

Driverless Cars Will Shrink Our Roads and Radically Reshape Urban Space

An urban designer speculates on how driverless cars may usher in an era of repurposed roadways and DIY public space.

Cloud communications startup Twilio wants to be the next tech IPO of 2016

The company that connects Uber riders to drivers will be the second offering of the year.

Meet the duo who left DreamWorks for their own virtual reality startup

It's not just the technology that needs to grow up; it's also the storytelling tools.

Bernie Sanders adds streaming video to 'corporate media' in California push

The Vermont Senator selected Revolt TV and The Young Turks to deliver his get-out-the-vote message.

Two more Twitter executives — in charge of media, commerce and biz dev — are leaving the company

Jana Messerschmidt (business development) and Nathan Hubbard (media) are exiting.

What does Facebook think about board member Peter Thiel secretly funding lawsuits against a publisher? No comment (for now).

And there will also likely be no action, either.

Tech graduation gifts 2016: What to buy for new high school and college graduates

Do you need an Apple Watch to go with that diploma?

From Beyoncé to Springsteen, almost every big concert goes through Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino

"My business will do very well if we figure out how to super-serve 73 million fans."

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon: Yes, tech will kill some jobs. But slowing tech down is the wrong answer.

"There are downsides to flying — people die every now and then. Do you want to stop all air flights?"

How can I ditch my carrier and just use Wi-Fi?

The dream: Keep your phone in airplane mode, forever.

No one's buying Gawker Media — yet

First it has to beat Peter Thiel in court — or go bankrupt.

Snapchat is telling investors it will be a billion dollar company next year

Snapchat is raising a ton of venture capital money.

A third of new cellular customers last quarter were cars

Most smartphones go to existing customers, with the real growth coming from tablets and other devices.

From Vox

Gawker was irresponsible, but the precedent Peter Thiel is setting is dangerous

Thiel says other media organizations aren’t endangered by his war on Gawker. He’s wrong.

Should virtual assistants be humanized?

Are most digital assistants female because of sexism or user preference?

The Chewbacca laugh heard round the world

What was it about Candace Payne's video that made it an overnight success for Facebook Live?

In 2007, Peter Thiel told me media was dead. Now he's trying to kill it.

Revisiting an old interview.

From Beyoncé to Springsteen, almost every big concert goes through Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino

"My business will do very well if we figure out how to super-serve 73 million fans."

Bring your own robot

A startup called Jibo will soon introduce a social robot for the home. One for the office can’t be far behind.

From The Verge

US nuclear force will phase out floppy disks next year

The Pentagon and other US agencies still rely on outdated technology to carry out important functions — including some nuclear operations — according to a new government report. The report, published by the Government Accountability Office (GAO),...

Alibaba's accounting gets probed by SEC, so Yahoo shares swoon

As China's Internet giant rolls, so does its Silicon Valley investor.

Peter Thiel says backing Hulk Hogan's Gawker suit was 'one of my greater philanthropic things that I’ve done'

The billionaire paid lawyers to find plaintiffs for him to support.

Snapchat has hired former Vanity Fair editor Betsy Lack to run global brand strategy

Lack ran Vanity Fair's prestigious New Establishment conference series and magazine feature.

One of the biggest bitcoin startups just took 'bitcoin' out of its Twitter bio

Enter Ethereum.

Facebook wants advertisers buying mobile ads, not desktop ads

The FBX desktop ad exchange is being shut down.

Two top Nest sales leads are out the door

Gone are the head of sales for the Americas and one of his deputies.

Elizabeth Warren keeps pounding on Donald Trump with his favorite weapon

Trump kicked off the Twitter exchange by calling Warren 'Pocahontas' and a 'total hypocrite.'